DOROTHY PROVINE BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:

Dorothy Provine was born on January 20th, 1935 in Deadwood, South Dakota with the birth name Michele Dorothy Provine.  She was raised in San Francisco and attended college at the University of Washington earning a degree in Theater Arts.
 
She became involved in the film industry right away, only three days after relocating to Hollywood working on her first film, a 'B' rated movie called, "The Bonnie Parker Story" (1958) followed by such film roles as, "Riot in Juvenile Prison" (1959), "Live Fast, Die Young" (1958) and "The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock" (1959).  Her film career was not as successful as she hoped for and so she decided to give a try to working as a television actress.
 
She signed with Warner Brothers and made a good career choice, moving over to television.  She won over audiences with her good looks, sweet smile and talent as an actress.  She took no the role as a saloon singer from the 1990's, Rocky Shaw in, "The Alaskans" (1959) and also portrayed Pinky Pinkham, a flapper dancer in the series, "The Roaring 20's" (1960).  
 
Some of her later film work were roles on such big screen features as, "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" (1863), "Good Neighbor Sam" (1964), "That Darn Cat!" (1965), "The Great Race" (1965), "Who's Minding the Mint?" (1967) and "Never a Dull Moment" (1968).
 
Along with being a talented actress, Provine was also a decent singer and had a beautiful voice which she shared with audiences on the live stage and even live performances in Las Vegas. 
 
In 1969, way before her time, Provine decided she was done with the entertainment industry and married a director, Robert Day.  For a couple years she would make occasional television appearances, but mostly chose to stay out of the spotlight. 
 
She relocated with her husband to Bainbridge Island, Washington in 1981 and gave birth to her first son, Robert Day Jr.  In her later years she suffered from emphysema and at the age of seventy five she passed away on April 25th, 2010.

 
Filmography

1976 Police Woman 
1973 Police Story 
1970 Love, American Style
1968 The Sound of Anger 
1968 The F.B.I. 
1968 Never a Dull Moment 
1968 The Danny Thomas Hour
1967 Who's Minding the Mint?
1966 Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die 
1965 That Darn Cat! 
1965 The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1965 The Great Race 
1965 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 
1965 Dr. Kildare 
1964 Good Neighbor Sam
1963 It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
1963 Wall of Noise
1963 The Gallant Men 
1962 Hawaiian Eye 
1962 You're Only Young Once
1958-1962 77 Sunset Strip 
1962 The Red Skelton Hour 
1960-1962 The Roaring 20's 
1959-1960 The Alaskans 
1959 Bronco
1959 The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock 
1959 Sugarfoot 
1959 Riot in Juvenile Prison 
1959 Colt .45 
1959 The Texan 
1958-1959 Wagon Train
1959 The Rough Riders 
1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1959 The Real McCoys 
1959 Cimarron City 
1959 Mike Hammer 
1958 Lawman 
1958 The Millionaire 
1958 The Bonnie Parker Story 
1958 Live Fast, Die Young 
1957 Man Without a Gun